EPC 2903

Teaching Practice Booklet

Observation Task 4

Choose, justify and reflect on the selection of appropriate routines and explain
practical aspects of their implementation.
Reflect on how routines can impact classroom environment (pacing,
preventive CRM, student engagement)

Choose and justify the selection of appropriate routines (entering/leaving

the class, transitions, submitting work, resource distribution) in a range
of contexts (ages, gender, class size, school context, class dynamics,
parental support)
Explain practical aspects of implementation (clear instructions
consistency)

TASK DESCRIPTION
The task is made up of two activities:
Activity 1: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures
Activity 2: Planning for/Developing Routines and Procedures
You are to complete BOTH Activity 1 AND Activity 2.

Activity One: Observing Classroom Routines and Procedures

Though there are many routines and procedures all over the school such as
returning from assembly or walking in the hallways, this task focuses on what
happens inside of your classroom only.
During the first week of your teaching practice observe your MST and her/his
classroom. Make a note of five (5) routines that you see her/him use every day
inside of the classroom. Fill in the table below to describe EACH routine; when
and where it is used; and what is the aim of the routine or the student behavior
that it hopes to achieve.
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photo of th
routine (what student
behavior it
reinforced? routine as
uses
(e.g. at the end hopes to happening
of the school achieve)
day etc.; or to (e.g. mentoring; any displa
guide classroom signs;
to the rout
presentations reminders by the
after group teacher; use of peer
work) interaction by the
teacher to promote
such behaviour etc.)

1
Children come - Students - In the - To let The assistance
to school, put directly beginning of children get mentor each student
their bags in put their the day, on used of the who enters the
their places, sit bags and the carpet. routine and classroom and remind
on the carpet sit on the be organized them about putting
and play with carpet by putting their bags in their
cubes when they their bags places and sit on the
arrive. and playing carpet.
and playing
- The
with the
teacher
cubes.
ask them
to bring
the box of
toys and
cubes and
play it.
2 Morning - When the - Behavior - Students already
assembly: bell rings, management know that when they
- In the
the while hear the first bell,
They do the beginning of
teacher standing in a they have to make a
assembly inside the day, in the
tell line, being line for the morning
the classroom: classroom.
children quite while assembly.
lining up and
to stand
singing the
up
national
probably
anthem in a
in a line.
loud voice.
They do
the
assembly
in the
classroom.
- The
teacher,
assistance
and
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After the Task - Reflection

Reflect on the routine of the classroom and how it is was effective with the
students? Explain how this routine will affect student learning in a KG class.

This routine was affective for students to keep being disciplined and organized.
Children were well organized everyday and they know what they are going to do
because they get used to the routine that the teacher use for them.
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Activity Two: Planning for/Developing Routines and

Procedures
Plan the routines for one of your classes. The activity expects that
you will teach the class. It may be a class that you teach for an
observation by your MST/MCT or just a practice class that you teach
with the permission of your MST. The lesson can be incorporated as
one of your formal observations if your MST/MCT decides. In order to
complete the activity you are required (whether the lesson is one of
your formal observations or not) to fill in and submit the planning
sheet below.
Before you begin to complete the table talk a little bit about the
class/lesson in which this plan for routines is to be used. Include:

Class/Year Routine Routine Routine

Learning Objective Doing the day, date Choosing a Taking the
of the and the weather. helping attendance
routine/procedure hand. by
themselves
(what it hopes to
by putting
achieve)
their names
on the
attendance
board.
Anecdotal
Evidence
(e.g. pictures of
your class during
the routine;
posters of rules
etc.)

Place in todays Assembly Morning In the

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class (when will Circle time circle time beginning

you perform the of the day
The day and date. Choosing a
routine) directly
helping
when they
come to the
class.
Importance to the Keep children Help Children will
smooth disciplined and to children to be more
functioning of know the day and take the organized
todays class date. responsibili and
ty in the responsible.
class and
to gain self-
esteem
and
confidence.
How well did this It went well because It went well It was a bit
routine work in the teacher usually and hard to do
todays class uses this routine so children it because
children are used to liked the children are
it. routine not used to
although it this routine
is a new and the
thing for teacher is
them. the one
who takes
the
attendance
everyday
not
children.
If you had to teach Let the I would
this class over, helping remind
how would you hand child them in the
adjust this routine wear morning to
and why something hang their
shows that pictures on
he is a the
helping attendance
hand like a chart board.
medal or
tag.
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After the Task - Reflection

Choose 3 best practices you observed during your time in school.
Reflect on these and consider why you could implement these in a
UAE KG classroom in the future. Explain how these practices will
affect student learning in a KG class.

- I liked three routines that the teacher uses in her classroom. First,
doing the day and date which is important for the child to know the
days of the week, the months and learn the numbers. Second, I liked
that she let children sit on the carpet everyday in the morning and
play with the cubes and blocks. Third, cleaning up after every meal
and every activity. These routines can help children be organized
and disciplined in the UAE schools so when they grow up they are
being well behaved and organized because of these routines that
they got used to them from the childhood.